John Spencer Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
John Spencer on X
Chair of Urban Warfare Studies @WarInstitute & Madison Policy Forum | Author of Connected Soldiers / Understanding Urban Warfare

Charles George Gordon
William F. Butler
"The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards." - Sir William Francis Butler in Charles George Gordon
Paperback, 2022
$22.95$11.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War
John Spencer
“Connected Soldiers: Life, Leadership, and Social Connections in Modern War by John Spencer should be on the required reading list for any active military person potentially in a leadership position.” 😍 @MWSA34274016 https://t.co/ZELzgtNNdP
Paperback, 2022
$24.95$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Second Battle of Fallujah: The History of the Biggest Battle of the Iraq War
Charles River
The Second Battle of Fallujah, an excerpt of my new book, “Understanding Urban Warfare” in @sofmagpublisher https://t.co/Ee7OnufUON
Paperback, 2016
$9.99$4.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Stalingrad
Antony Beevor
I am honored to have Sir Antony Beevor's endorsement of my recent #urbanwarfare book "Understanding Urban Warfare." His book on Stalingrad is seminal and despite his insane schedule he found time to read our book and comment. If you can make this 👇definitely recommend. https://t.co/JX5wf4N2vH
Paperback, 1999
$25.00$12.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Understanding Urban Warfare
Liam Collins
Don't forget to check out my book "Understanding Urban Warfare" on @amazon with the "Look inside" function up and running. #urbanwarfare @kirstin_howgate https://t.co/EvOMXEnkhz https://t.co/eCS9rABR7D
Hardcover, 2022
$65.00$40.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book(max discount $25)
Understanding Urban Warfare
Liam Collins
General @JimRainey10 discussing a higher level of urban warfare in "Understanding Urban Warfare." Combined arms maneuver against a prepared enemy urban defense during the 2004 2nd Battle of Fallujah. https://t.co/EvOMXEnkhz https://t.co/zVCltKpU9s
Paperback, 2022
$29.95$14.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Celestial Navigation: The Minimal Manual
Bruce Steely
A polish translation of my book “The Mini-Manual for the Urban Defender” is now available. Written for Ukrainian defenders at the beginning of the war, it has now been translated into 15 separate languages. #urbanwarfare https://t.co/mq0P4AbC95 https://t.co/fNbTWGCoGs
Paperback, 2020
$28.95$14.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Charles George Gordon
William Francis Butler
"The nation that will insist on drawing a broad line of demarcation between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking done by cowards." - Sir William Francis Butler in Charles George Gordon
Hardcover, 2022
$33.95$16.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book